Spooky Twist Halloween Table Topper from the Holiday Celebrations Book
Learn how to create a “not so spooky” Halloween Table topper with the Spooky Twist Halloween table topper pattern in the Holiday Celebrations Book!
Who’s ready for another Halloween in June project!? Pat Sloan asked if I would be willing to check out an advanced copy of her new book Holiday Celebrations. I love Pat and was happy to participate.
The timing seemed perfect since I just released a Halloween fabric collection. As I glanced through the book, I knew immediately that I’d like to create one of the projects in the book using my Spooky Hollow collection. I love to sew Halloween quilts and thought it would be fun to add a table topper to my collection.
I created a “not so spooky” Halloween table topper using the Spooky Twist pattern that is in the book.
Table Topper Details
The quilted table topper comprises 9 quilt blocks that, when sewn together, create a cool “twist” effect.
The blocks are simple to piece; this project would be great for an advanced beginner quilter to above. But, first, you need to create several Half Square Triangle quilt blocks. I was able to sit down one afternoon last week and quickly whip up the table topper.
Our Halloween Dinner Parties!
Every year for Halloween, I set my dining room table for a Halloween-themed dinner party. I set the table at the beginning of October and leave it up all month. Then most years, we end it with either a family or friend party in the dining room.
We got the idea one year at the Mall when my twins were preschoolers. A local furniture store had their dining room table set up with skeletons and mummies sitting in the seats. My son was very impressed and asked me every day after that to “go to the store where the monsters are having a meeting.”
Ever since then, we’ve set up our dining room for a “spooky meeting.” Now that my kids are gone, we still do it every year. It’s one of my favorite traditions. Yes, I know it’s a little weird, but as I said, we love it!
I plan to use this table topper on my dining room table now. I created it in black and gray to match our dining room setup.
Where to Buy the Book
You can find the book in many of your favorite shops and on Amazon.
Book & Prize Giveaway
Pat has generously offered to give away a hard copy of the book to one reader. To enter, just let me know what your favorite “offbeat” family Holiday tradition is! (comments are moderated, don’t worry if you don’t see yours pop up right away, it’s in there!)
The Giveaway open until 6/15/21. Non-US residents can win a digital copy of the book.
THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
Pat also has a BIG prize pack that she’s giving away on her blog. Stop by to find out how to enter.
You can also enter on Instagram, just visit Pat’s IG page for details.
During the year we have secret family members, it’s so much fun to come up with surprises for each other. One year my Mom was so afraid one of her gifts was a snake she never opened it until we came over at Christmas and had a good laugh when it was just a scarf. But it is so much fun. To get a little something just when you need it throughout the year.
I love your project. I want to try that this year for our table.
Can’t really think of an off beat family tradition we have for the holidays, but whenever our family has a chance to get together, since we are spread all across the country, we all tend to get a little off beat, LOL! Love your gray and black version of the spooky table runner! Thanks for sharing!
We love to “over” decorate for Halloween. Glow in the dark skeltons sit on the toilet and in the bathtub.
Our kids are grown and live in other states thus we do not celebrate Halloween like we used to. I love your Spooky Twist table quilt projects and your decorating ideas. Would love to win Pat’s book for future projects.
Growing up, my Mom sprayed a branch with white paint and put it in a container filled with plaster of Paris. Every holiday we would have a few handmade small ornaments attached to the smaller branches on our kitchen table. We loved celebrating the different holidays for a few days all through year. The table tree wasn’t out during Christmas because we always had a wonderful fresh Christmas tree.
We don’t have any off beat traditions but I always have different decorations and tablecloths every month on our table for whatever season or holiday there is.
When our daughter was small, my husband and she would make Christmas cookies and take them around to our neighbors around Christmas time. When she had a daughter of her own and was old enough to stand up, she started making the Christmas cookies with grandpa. My husband has since passed away but at Christmas time the always bring up making cookies with grandpa.
We don’t have any off beat traditions but I always have different decorations and tablecloth’s every month for whatever season and holiday.
Maybe not so offbeat, and living in Ohio, we have always grilled burgers and hot dogs for Christmas. We usually don’t have snow so it’s not too bad!
I guess we are pretty boring – no “offbeat” traditions here. The first project from Pat’s book that I want to make is the Spooky Twist! Your’s is so cool! Thanks for sharing! HUGS… and stitches
My husbands family always had oyster stew for breakfast Christmas morning…We continue the tradition but have added other breakfast favorites
I love the skeleton at the table! How cute is that? What a great holiday tradition. And now you have a new table topper to go with your great table setting! The off-beat tradition that I did for years was make my kids get a photo with Santa that we used for the holiday Christmas card….you can imagine as young adults they Hated it. They eventually convinced me that they did not want this card going out to parents of their friends or neighbors, so we have curtailed that for now…I’m just waiting for them to have kids of their own!! Thanks for sharing the giveaway.
I get together with all the females in the family to celebrate Christmas in July. We have a luncheon and make crafts.
My fall-time holidays get so confusing because I celebrate 2 Thanksgivings —one American and one Canadian— and in between both of those there is Halloween. I never know which holiday to decorate for! It’s sort of an autumn mishmash here. 😁
most of our family holiday meal are of beat its what ever the vote is and some times they are very unique . i try to decorate most holidays
When I was growing up, my mom hated the mess of carving pumpkins, so we always painted them. I still do that today. My favorite year was when my sister created Voldemort with a ghost pumpkin.
We watch the movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles for Thanksgiving.
We used to play Monopoly every New Year’s eve when our son was younger. Just our family. No parties or big gatherings.